IN PHOTOS: Winnipeg marks Red Dress Day

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

By CityNews Staff

Posted May 5, 2023 3:10 pm.

Last Updated May 5, 2023 3:12 pm.

Hundreds of people have gathered at Portage and Main in Winnipeg for a round dance on Red Dress Day, honoring the Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited (MMIWG2S) people who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada.

Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Hundreds gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

Red Dress Day in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Alex Karpa, CityNews)

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